PRESENTATION TO TRICKETT.

Evening Star, Issue 4291, 27 November 1876, Page 1

PRESENTATION TO TRICKETT.

| The ' Sydney Morning Herald' of November 16, says :-« Yesterday evening a beneAffT! 1 rr,ck , ett ; the champion oarsman. tain rose, discovering on the stage Mr James Punch, W. Cooper, Clarke, Sprit M Cabe, and some other gentlemen. T& SHZSr - * saiffi £ • Mr Driver came forward and ctused bv ft t0 , cori L eot ™ impression, caused by the advertisement that had appeared, that he was the donor of A? UV^L? np about t0 be Presented to Mr Tricket. ft was his duty to dispel that illusion, and to infomL£ that the cup was the generous gift of Mr Lasar, the lessee of that theatre. Man? persons were under the impression that wi were making too much of Triekett just now. —[No, no.) He asserted that the natives of this country could not do too much for him He had achieved for this country a victory which would never be forgotten, and whicl would do more to place New South Walw : »lnt PrOI T f °° ting than tho Emigration agents and agents-general we ever had. It was no mean performance for the representative of a mere handful of people to travel ao great a distanee and figfit upon his own fif 3 ™ e aokno^ a dged champion* of old Father Thames. Mr Triekett was entitled i »*i • t W u rf ever y maa > woman, and ohild m this country, and they should be pleased at the prowess he had displayed, and the charaoter he had brought witn himfrom the old country, for on all hands the papers spoke in the highest terms of him, and of his friend Mr Punch. Before proceeding to present the testimonial to Mr frickettfhe desired to say a few words respecting the great kindness displayed to our oarsman by Mr Henry Kelly. Mr Punch had assured him, that from their arrival to their departure, Mr Kelly had strained every nerve to ensure their oomfort asd happi,i'V U Un de « roe no doubt Mr Kelly's skiU an<Hmergy had helped to ensure Mr Tnokett'B easy victory. H» hoped that when the time arrived, none would fail to give their mite towards a token m recognition of what Mr Kelly had done. He had very much pleasure, on behalf of Mr Lazar, in presenting Mr Triekett with a very handsome silver cup. Mr E. Triekett, who was evidently much overcome, briefly returned his thanks to*Mr Driver for the remarks he had made, to Mr Lazar for his bandrome present and for placing the theatre at laxa disposal that evening, and to his kind friends for their presence there. Mr James Punch, in response to a very general call, came forward and thanked those present for their kindness on that and many other occasions. The pleasure of the triumph of winning the race was not greater than that of returning to his native city and witnessing the reception they had given to his countryman, Triekett, the champion of the world. Without detracting from the merits of Mr Trickeit in the slightest way he-had to give every credit to his trainer, Mr Kelly, who was as a brother to them, and took as muoh interest in the race as though the cause was his own The natives of New South Wales owed Mr Kelly a deep debt of gratitude. Mr Lazar, who was loudly called for, said he had a double pleasure in making that presentation to Mr Triekett. First, that of rendering honor where honor is dne s and secondly, he felt a pleasure in doing a*,being a native of the Colony himself.